4C60HEALTH CENTERS NURSING DIRECTOR

GENERAL DEFINITION

This is administrative nursing work for the Department of Public Health directing clinic and managed care nursing services for the department's eight district health centers. An employee in this class is responsible for developing, establishing, implementing and evaluating standards for nursing and managed care services, and technical consultation regarding the nursing and managed care functions and state health benefit entitlement laws to divisional and health center personnel. Conferring with program and district directors and providing technical supervision, through subordinate supervisors, to professional nursing personnel are major aspects of the work. Work is performed under the direction of an assistant health commissioner.

ALLOCATING FACTORS: (The following conditions must be met for a position to be allocated to this class.)

The employee in the position must perform administrative nursing work directing the clty-wide clinic and managed care nursing services for the city's health districts

The employee must perform the work in the Health Department.

Only one position will be allocated to this class.

TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK (ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)

Directs, the professional clinic and managed care nursing services on a public health and citywide center basis; makes recommendations for staffing, revisions in service standards and program changes for improvement of nursing services; directs the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of new revision of existing nursing policies and procedures; provides quality improvement strategies, for health care services delivered, by controlling health care costs and minimizing inappropriate and maximizing appropriate service utilization.

Modifies existing and develops new health care service delivery processes and procedures to address changes in the health care field with regard to the provision of services through a managed care approach.

Develops procedures for recruitment, selection, promotion and retention of nursing staff; develops, implements and evaluates an orientation and in-service education program to achieve service goals in consultation with appropriate divisional and health center directors; interprets nursing roles, analyzes staff requirements and provides staffing and supply data for budgets; allocates nursing personnel in consultation with program division.

Directs and performs studies of existing nursing services using, among other methods, the department's Management and Information Billing System; utilizes this system to increase the efficiency of billing third party payers; directs and performs studies of existing nurse staffing patterns.

Serves on commissions and boards to set nursing policy; participates in conferences and meetings to discuss and resolve problems pertaining to the delivery of health center services; assists in developing referral and reporting procedures to be followed with respect to field nursing services provided by outside health agencies; develops cooperative relationships with other institutions and service agencies for the exchange of information relating to nursing practice, education, and in-service training.

Performs related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF:

nursing theory and practice and their application in providing professional nursing care and managed care nursing services and treatment to patients in an ambulatory health services facility

the administrative and supervisory principles and practices involved in nursing services and managed health care administration

current developments in the field of nursing with emphasis on the administrative aspects as they pertain to ambulatory health and managed care nursing services

the purpose, direction and functions of ambulatory health and managed care nursing services as well as their relationship with hospitals, other health agencies and the community

develop and coordinate referral and reporting procedures for the provision of home nursing services

prepare and analyze reports as they pertain to nursing services

establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional and administrative personnel

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

(The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests. Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience requirements as approved on 9/01.)

EDUCATION

Completion of a master's degree program at an accredited college or university with major course work in nursing administration, public health, hospital or health administration, business administration, public administration, or political science with major concentration in public administration.

AND

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Five years of nursing experience.

AND

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

Two years of administrative nursing work planning, directing and coordinating the clinical nursing services for the city's health centers.

OR

Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department which has included completion of an appropriate master's degree program as an educational minimum and the specific experience described above.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of
a position in this class.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATES

Eligibility for a license as a registered nurse issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing Education and Licensure at the time of application and possession of such licensure within time limits specified by the department and during tenure of employment in this class.